A vacancy has arisen for an experienced Guidance, Control and Navigation Engineer to become a key member of a dynamic team working on a fast-moving and challenging project. The function has responsibilities for algorithm development and proving in the following domains:

Autopilots and control systems

Mid-Course guidance

Terminal and Homing Guidance

IIR and RF image and signal processing for target acquisition and tracking

Mission Planning algorithms- These algorithms are central to the design and development of MBDA’s complex guided weapon systems products. Algorithms are developed at many stages of the lifecycle of the product including:

Research studies, both externally and internally funded, to investigate algorithms for future developments

Algorithms to support initial missile feasibility and concept studies

Algorithms in support of assessment and development programmes

GCN engineers are involved in all stages of the lifecycle and play a central role in our product development.

This role can include specialist engineering roles within teams with no significant budget or management responsibilities, to full responsibility for small teams and task packages.

What will you be doing?

You will be responsible for development of specific algorithms or studies to support a key programme within MBDA.

You will be autonomous and will be able to act as a point of contact for GCN’s interactions with the other project teams e.g. Simulation and Modelling, Software, Hardware-in-the Loop, Systems Design & Validation and Technical Quality.

You will perform technical analyses and investigations into a full range of issues and problems and prepare and develop solutions either individually or as a member of a project team.

You will engage with the algorithm users, understand and respond to their needs and ensure that the algorithms are fit for their intended use.

What are the benefits for you?

You will gain in-depth knowledge of the design and functionality of MBDA’s complex weapon systems through your model development work. You will understand how GCN supports our weapon system products and gain insight into a number of related disciplines with whom we have a high level of interactions (e.g. Simulation and Modelling, Software, Hardware-in-the Loop, Systems Design & Validation, Seekers & Sensors, Technical Quality).

You will play a key role in the development of our complex weapon systems.

You will have the opportunity to work within one of the international functions in MBDA. The GCN Function has team members in two MBDA sites (Bristol and Paris) and has strong links to our MBDA site in Rome.

What’s great about joining this team?

GCN Teams have a central role in the concept definition and development of our products.

GCN Teams work across all MBDA UK products, giving depth of experience and opportunity to all team members.

You will be joining a hard-working and team with a successful track record in achieving project milestones on time and on budget.

A simulating environment and rewarding opportunities.

GCN engineers are generally co-located in function, allowing a good team spirit and functional identity.

Frequent exposure to high-profile, fast-paced projects

We are continuously improving to bring benefits to the programmes we are involved in. This includes algorithmic approach, processes, methods and toolsets, each of which brings a variety of specific challenges to solve in order to fully exploit new benefits across a wide range of programmes.

What are we looking for from you?

An appropriate good Degree or Masters with a strong mathematical content e.g. Aerospace Engineering, Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics

be autonomous and pro-active and be capable of working on your own initiative with a minimum of supervision, as well as within an algorithm development team working transversally with other functions

have an understanding of and an ability to work within defined processes

have the ability to visualize and analyse complex systems

have good verbal, presentation and written communication skills

have practical knowledge of basic systems engineering principles and processes

be able to work with engineering teams, including in-house and contractor personnel

have good understanding of, and good working experience in all phases of the engineering life cycle

We are aware of relevant activities in avionics and aerospace, computer vision, robotics, autonomous systems, within the mobile phone industry and within the GNSS industry. We would welcome interest from those domains and others.

Why should you come and work at MBDA?

MBDA, a world leader in missiles and missile systems, is a multi-national group with 10,000 employees on industrial facilities in France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, , and the United States

With some of the most sophisticated technology in defence, MBDA is Europe’s leading guided weapons company and with this in mind we continually look to broaden our existing talent base whilst maintaining a strategic edge, by exploiting new markets and new applications for our world-class technology base

Our success is based on the dedication of our people and we strive to offer each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career

Our work is complex, challenging and innovative. It takes a range of professionals across the full engineering and commercial spectrum to carry it out. Whatever field our people specialise in, they all share the same mind-set: a drive to make things work better and to redefine the established standards